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Greenville

American  
[green-vil] / ˈgrin vɪl /

noun

  1. a city in NW South Carolina.

  2. a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River.

  3. a city in E North Carolina.

  4. a city in NE Texas.

  5. a city in W Ohio.


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Lowrance hit .435 with 12 home runs last season at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, S.C.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

After researching cities around the country that were affordable and offered a good work-life balance, the couple decided to move to Greenville, S.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

The developments that meet its toughest standards: Arizona State’s Mirabella and the Woodlands at Furman University in Greenville, S.C.

From MarketWatch Apr. 10, 2026

In 1960, he participated in his first sit-in, in Greenville, South Carolina, and then joined Alabama's Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights marches in 1965, where he caught King's attention.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

In Greenville, my grandfather is too sick to work anymore, so my grandmother has a full-time job.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

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